Ring traveler and mounting therefor for spinning machines



' Dec. 8,1925- F. D. BENNETT ET AL I RING TRAVELER AND MOUNTING THEREFOR FOR SPINNING MACHINES 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sent. 1, 1922 Dec. 8, 1925. 1.564.749

F. D. BENNETT ET AL RING TRAVELER AND MOUNTING THEREFOKFOR SPINNING MACHINES Filed Sept, 21, 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Dec. 8, 1925. 1.564.749

F. 0. BENNETT ET AL RING TRAVELER AND MOUNTING THEREFOR FOR SPINNING MACHINES Filed Sept. 21, 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet s I fivmi om' Iution of .s'uoh ,miteriil aisiprevented, the

Patented Dec. 8, 1925.

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311?? TM ELER 4 v?i v ieee'mwmeree Application filed-Septex ber 21,1922. S eria1"No.'5 89,"5 :Z9;

ticularly to the :ringtmxreler and its inoimdz-v v V One feature of this invention irelatesto :1 construction of ring whereby it :is, substanfizilly balanced when in operation.

Cotton fibers .eontaifla 'wvaxy material which causes trouble with .riri traveler-seas heretofore c'onstruoted, :fliis Waxy :ma'iteriznl, together with :lint gmd' Ci-hit, .g'ravcluzfilly clogging the raceway in xvhioh -the ingweler ro-r tates, :finally stopping it and breaking the yarn, .and often Causing suflicienfi ifriction to heat' the ring sufliciently ;toseriously in jure, if not destroynit. i'iurbher feature of this invention, .thenefore, relates m in co nstructi'onof iholder by ,which fiche acoiimu- HIQfiOILQf athe' traveler relative thereto keep} ing both the racewayapd ith'e itrayelerqcilean. As n further feature of Q this invention, cleanei's have been provided -.to {not on the ring (hiring its rotation. Q A novel Ting construction 'pa rpiculaizli.

designed ,toravoid heating also ,foizms apart of thisinvention'. v I v Further features and advantageous details and. combinations of pants-w lleppeer from a morecomplete clesonip tion of certain embodiments disclosed. nlthe leeeompanyipg' drawingsin which i Figure 1 is a plan View of one form traveler and ring .cerrier,

Figure 2 is a sectiQn on line 22 of, Dre 1. I i

J ersey, EHCI'NVILHO .AI. Kosmm, a

project ng QYQI :the flippe edge Figure 3 is a iragmenteny section jonilig e 3 :3zof'E1gute2...

showing fiiiagtaiznrnatieal ly the iomesacting thereoii whileit isinleperaltioil.

'l iguxe 5 is a View siiniilir" tQ Eigumefl,

but showing a modifiedizgzrlstiaiit ior i l -igune161's wsiniilam viwilshomir g gam r in position. Figure uirefi. i v, v-

1 Figures 8 and 9' are secflions,-on.li ries;8 8 and 9+9, respectively, ofliiguie 15. v

's asechi onon -linell .I

Figures 10', 1l-' and'12-ignes ilamAviews!of" Ciiiiei-ent forms of itravlef. i

Figure 3 te 'p n ingr-o'n'e fonmofolealne fior wiper.

Figure 14 is .a {section o1i line lelfmofl v F-igu1fe'l3.

ring for suppottingithe ifiraye len eolmpiiises a plate portion 1 which may, if desired, he 7 foi'med 'with' slotted ears )2 5503: 1111. l Q QP- tion of screws by "whiohcthe fixed in position.v Porojecting iiihiohfiis "shownigitl i. tra yeler is of .mg may ibe Y Y iinwardlyuet, spaced points-fizomthe inner edge of :the, ringiaie 23i plurality ofinamzmyi X ri shape and angumrinenos eetionjhevmy a Ciifqulat' base politioii ,5 and margin 1; u standi g fiahg effi Vast its imiter edge. iflihe ba se portlon 5. 11S-, adap ted .-,t o rest Zonthe ezyrs '3ewhen the ,tiralveler is stationary.

- iSuperposecLon. the p1ate lis .an a nulei"v cage member 7 whieh is prefeiably iomiiegcl of fiber'or slimilar meterial Above "he lower edge of this cage member, 0121i "gl 7 it has formed thereon-e plmzality o si e bearing elements 8, these elements ha ing bearing 41) ortlons as =9 iconsmlemhly narrower vertically than .:the height =Q ithe at liwfi i f flange 51 i ihe :member7 also ha of th 6 .andegainst whiehl imay ir ie operation. The ibeeiiingselemeri s (Q s: are sp aiced Hffiillfl-iib0l6fl ezlm'ver heme. e rs to qoieltmit a'ilimited amount; o

axial play of the traveler at during its rotation and the amount of this play is so adjusted relative to the width of the side bearing portions 9 which engage on the I flange 6 that the portionsof the flange contacting with such side bearing portions may sweep entirely across the side bearings, this action causing any accumulation of foreign material on the traveler to be wiped off by such relative lateral motion. The upper edge of the flange 6 is also very narrow and there is suflicient play laterally of the traveler within the ring to permit a like relative,

movement between theflange and the ears 10 so that acciiimulation of foreign matter tend- 'ing to clog the traveler at these points is prevented. l/Vith this construction the bearing points of the ring are reduced to very small areas so disposed that a laterally wiping action of the rotating traveler thereon is produced.- This small bearing area effectively eliminates much of the friction tending to retard the motion of the traveler and the wiplng action provides clean bearing surfaces where contact is made.

' Preferably the material of the base portion 1 and thesection 7 is cut away between the bearing portions 3, 8, and 10, as shown at 12 to permit a free passage for dirt or other foreign material between the ring and the traveler. The provision of the flange on the traveler not only makes it possible to provide the bearings on the ring as above described,.but materially stiffens the traveler so that it is prevented from being pulled out of the ring by'sudden jerks imparted thereto.

tion of gummy material or other foreign matter one or more cleaners may be employed, one construction of cleaner, as indicated in Figures 1 and 2, .comprising a strip of felt or similar fibrous material as 15 partially enclosed within a frame 16 which may be suspended at its upper end from' a bracket 17 fixed to or integral with thering, as shown this bracket being formed integral with the base portion 1. The

1 pivotal connection between the bracket and finger or wiper is so positioned that the wiper tends by gravity to press lightly To further insure against the accumulayarn through this eye and to the cop causes a pull to be exerted thereon in the direction toward the winding contact of the yarn on the cop. This is indicated by arrows in Figure 4, the arrow (4 indicating the direc tion of this pull when the bobbin is substantially empty and thearrows Z) and 0 indicating the line of action of this pull as the bobbin becomes successively more nearly filled. It is apparent that if the traveler is balanced while stationary without making provision tocompensate for this pull on the yarn eye it will be considerably out of balance in running condition due to this pull.

' One feature of this invention therefore relates to a construction of traveler by which this force applied by the yarn is somewhat neutralized. For this purpose the portion of the ring at the thread eye is made heavier than on the other side of the ring to bring its center of mass eccentric to its center of rotation so that centrifugal force set up by the unbalanced mass rotating eccentrically may counteract the pull exerted by the yarn on the eye. While de-' 'sirable results may be obtained by the use of an unbalanced mass located at the eye, as for example, by making the eye comparaa tively heavy, a better effect may. be obtained by locating the mass somewhat back of the eye in the direction of rotation as shown, for example, at the point 61 in Figure 4. The action of the traveler will be apparent from an inspection of this figure, in which, with the unbalanced mass located at the eye, the line of centrifugaliforce is in the direction indicated by the arrow 6, whereas the force exerted by the pull of the yarn is successively in the direction of the arrows (at, and c. If the center of this unbalanced mass islocated as shown at the point (Z, the centrifugal force acts in the line of the arrow f,

which it is seen is more nearly opposed to the direction of force exertedlby the pull of the yarn. As this direction of force Varies as the bobbin becoineswound itis apparent that it cannot be fully compensated for by a fixed unbalanced mass in the traveler, but its action may be materially improvedby the construction outlined so as to be in substantially rotation balance. The amount of unbalanced mass and its best location depend on the character and size of the strand, the speed of rotation of the traveler and I other factors, but with this construction the same traveler may be used successfully with a greater range of yarn sizes and speeds than can a traveler as ordinarily constructed.

A construction wherein the unbalanced mass is located at the eye is indicated in Figure 12 in which the traveler is formed withthe opening through the base eccentrically disposed-so vas toprovide a wider somewhat similar to Figure 4 in whiohtheunbalanced mess is located slightly. tozthe rear of the yarneye loya substantial iden- E in in inetalhc or other suitable socket ll ingot the base portion a zttthis vpoint.

In Figure 10 s shown .aturther modification in WlllCh a concentrlotraveleris 161D- ploiyed, the weightof the eye alone being relied upon to give tl' eiunbalanced nmss,=o.r if LIGSIPBCl, the bfiSfl-POTJJIOD 5. 1mi be provide clkvith perforations .as st 21 extending through a'poiition only'o-fthe circumference,

the eye :being: located: ,iieiner one off these series of .perforations' than :the other to,

bring :t-he center of mass to therein of the eye. These perforations also furnish an ad- 1 ditionz -l function in the operation of the traveler, as they form ventilating V opening-s for the passage of air therethrough toeid in'lnaintaining the traveler cool, as well to l-ightenlthe traveler ithout ninterizilly i'm airin its strenfl h or stiffness;

'ilhe yarn eye, as shown more particularly in Figures 2 ind 3, is preferably constructed at" the endof taperedjstrip 25 fixed to or integral with the base portion 5 of- 'the traveler} The upperend otthis strip is coiled into volute form, theend of the strip being turned somewhzmtymore than a coniplete convolution and theeye portion being flared at 0 posit-e sides ass'hown in Figurefi. \Vith this construction it'; is easy matter to insert-the yarn between the end portion 26 and the bodyportionof-the strip and to slip it into the vol'utions. Y I e 1 I 5 InFigu res "5, 8, and 9 'is shown=zp somewhat modified Construction of ring or cage which is regerded es the preferredconstrnption. "In these figures the base plate ot-the ring or cage is;con structed in the same Inn nnet as 't he ibn se plate' 1 in 'th'e for-1nshown in Figure Q1YhaVing bearing ears *3 against which thetraveler may rest. The ree ogige port-ion ofthis'ri'ng islcornposed of a pair ofnie nloers of fiber or other suit ehle inaterial ind cated at and-31'. The nie nbe r '30 ,is preferably provided Wl th the inwardly directed side hearing portions 32 which inay be similar to the'f'si'de beaning portions 8, ,andthey may, if desiredflbe zin' ranged in axial nli'neine'nt with the-ee'rs 3. The; upper portion 31 carries-the"retaining ears which maybe-similar in construe tionto the ears 1OF'in-th eZfirst ElBSCfl-be(lf0l'ln( In this instance, however, they zire-'-pre ferably out of axial nlinementwiththe ears 3 and the side ea s? iifi h ing shown in Figures, I lyith this construe tion there are no benringpoclgets s'urronnd h s three des i e r se-at y pt' i to retain foreign matter'as "in the first outeye formed within con hereon" lined eonstructioii-v i this const ir some a mo ified-form of Wipfil has has Shown,

mightibeemployedi esires- Anotherjform o ivip is" show in F g.-

'u-resl3 and 14: and gjornprises a stripof felt or other similar mat riel-shown.at% Q-Qm'11 l 1 but the-:formcshown in ,l i guresd and 2 of the members of the ring opposit side of he soek t 42 and t ro gh lot; 5 .4: i the ocke 4-1.- -.'When his term o per s plied to the construction shown in Figures .;to :97, i isp ef frab e-t lo atei over 9 of he bear ng m mbers 34 and; M n-1 ared it w ll ne essa y is no ch the l pending portion $0 of the felt on other H ns element which I e ga s l thez-trem e in Qrderto: s r ddl f h em sli iowninliigure 5 at {$5. v 2 While t e us f la ngdeni r o Wipe is regarded as Within the scopepf this in vention it is deemed preferdble to employ two, o three, spa e abou the periphe y 1 theiravele o as to better b ance hestrn time. I

l igures fi h has been in addition thereto 5 an annular. cover s made fast owerfthe ring ;to1prexzent. ready assess of lint or other foreign matter tw n-shore. Thi gme wmayconsist of an iennulariscreen shown-mt. :50. having its 1 inner. edge finished, innny suitziblenia-nner;ns by rollingthe and 7 show ,t'he'se neliringflcon struction shown 1n igures 5, 8,, 9', but

screengabout n-wirejring 51.? This screen 7 ma be fixed "in pQSi tl0Ili-iby:1i1!3aIlS er gt Clmnp'ing ini'ng 52-mnde fast by screws; 53 which may also aloe. used to :fasten ;the;ele-; ments 30fand 31 to :the-sbase plate -1 should he noted that in JfihQSQ ilatter (forms of the ring, also, thezningis spaced'irom the periphery: of the ztraa elr at substantial 'ldi'sr" tances except at ith hearing pointsto ,per-Y ally tlierebetween. I v

and modifications inigh t 'be inade :there'int.

as defined by the appended Cindi-insv WeolaJiIn:

-1. -A ring"tra\ieler having its infiss so' dis-i Withotitdepzfiting fronrzthe spirit or'scope tribute'd as tolbe in substantial rotationnl' balance While in operation.

2. A ring trayeler cons'tructed 'to oppose 3 the inward" pull-of the' yarn gthereon "by centrifugal force! 3 A ngtr'ajveleifhaivingia ynrn eye at v I oiie s de'; hereoff'seid traveler illaVlIfglljS v V center tingss ee'centrioztlly disposed vin the general dnectlon-of'saideye- 4. A ring traveler having a yarn eye at one side thereof, said traveler having its 'end ofsaid portion carrying'a yarn eye.

7. A'traveler comprising a ring having a strip portion tapering therefrom, the outer end of said portion being formed into a yarn eye.

8. In combination, a ring traveler having a marginal stiffening flange, and a spinning ring having spaced bearing portions'against which saidfiange may engage.

9. In combination, a ring traveler having a marginal stiffening flange, and a spinning ring having spaced bearing portionsagainst which said flange may engage, said bearing portions being of less 'width than said flange.

10. In combination, a ring traveler, and a spinning ring within which said traveler may rotate permitting it a limited axial play, said ring having surfaces against which the outer periphery of said traveler may bear, said surfaces being of less width than the amount of axial play permitted said traveler.

11. In combination, a ring traveler, and a spinning ring within'which said traveler may rotate permitting, it a limited axial play,. said ring having spaced surfaces against which the outer periphery of said traveler may bear, and saidsurfaces being of less width than the amount of axial play permitted said traveler. V

' 12. In combination, a ring traveler having a marginal stiffening flange, and a spine ning ring Within which said traveler may rotate permitting it a limited axial play, saidJring having spaced surfaces of less width than the amount of saidaxial 'play and against which said flange may bear, whereby the total widthof said'surfaces may be wiped over laterally during the .rotation'of said traveler to prevent the accumulation of foreign matter therebetween.

13. In combination, a ring traveler having a marginal upstanding stiffening flange, a spinning ring having a lower bearing plate having spaced inwardly projecting ears on which said traveler may rest and spaced surfaces against which the periphery of said flange may bear, and an upper bearing plate having spaced retaining ears pro j ecting inwardly over the upper edge of said flange, said upper and'lower bearing plates being spaced apart to permit a limited axial play of said traveler, and said peripheral bearing surfaces being of less width axially of said traveler than the amount of its possible axial play.

14. In combinatlon, a ring traveler having a marginal upstanding stifiening flange, a

spring ring having a lower bearing plate having spaced inwardly prqectmg ears on I which said traveler may rest and spaced surfaces against which the periphery of said flange may bear, and an upper bearing plate having spaced retaining ears projecting inwardly over the upper edge of said'flange;

said upper and lower bearing plates being spacedapart to permit an axial play of said traveler of less extent than the width of said flange, and said peripheral bearing surfaces being narrower than said flange.

' 15. In combination, a ring traveler, and a spinning ring within whichv said traveler may rotate, said ring having bearing portions disposed at opposite sides of said traveler axially thereof to limit its axial movement and spaced bearing portions.

against which the periphery of said traveler may engage, said peripheral bearing por stantial distances to permit the free passage of foreign matter axially therebetween.

17. In combination, a ring traveler, and a spinning ring for supporting said traveler for rotation therein, said ring being spaced from the periphery of said traveler for substantial distances to permit the free passage of foreign matter axially therebetween, and

a shield extending partially over one end. I

of said ring to prevent the entry of certain foreign matter to said spaces. a

18. In combination, a rlng traveler, and a spinning ring for supporting sald traveler for rotation therein, said ring being spaced from the periphery of saidtraveler for substantial distances to permit the free passage of foreign'matter axially therebetween, and a forannnous annular shield extending partially over one end of said ring to pre vent the entry of certain foreign matter to said spaces. 7

19. In combination, a ring traveler, aspinning ring in which said traveler may rotate, and one or more cleaning members carried by said ring and acting on said traveler to insure free rotation thereof insaid ring. a

20. In combination, a ring traveler, a

spinning ring in which said traveler mayirotate, and one or more cleaning members carried by said ring and urged by gravity toward the periphery of said traveler,

whereby foreign matter may beprevented from entry between said ring and traveler to impede free rotation of said traveler.

21. In combination, a ring traveler, a

spinning ring in which said traveler may rotate, and one or more Wipers carried by said ring and urged by gravity toward the periphery of said traveler, whereby foreign matter may be prevented from entry be-. tween said ring and traveler toimpede free 10 rotation of said traveler; r is In testimony whereof we have affixed our signatures. 7

o, FRANK D. BENNETT. WILHO A KOSKENL 

